Pelargonium
See also: pelargonium and pélargonium
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πελαργός (pelargós, “stork”), named by botanist Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle (1746-1800).[1][2]
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids II - clades; Geraniales - order; Geraniaceae - family
References
- Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.
- Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
English
Alternative forms
Noun
Pelargonium (uncountable)
- an extract of the rose geranium, Pelargonium sidoides, used as an alternative medicine
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